acute distress

collocation in English

meaningsofacuteanddistress

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acute
adjective
uk
/əˈkjuːt/us
/əˈkjuːt/
If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems ...
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distress
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈstres/us
/dɪˈstres/
a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, ...
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(Definition ofacuteanddistressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He felt thatacutedistressor anxiety in the other patients precluded effective communication.
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Anxiety was seen as a "cause" of theacutedistressrather than what patients understood as a "sign" ofacutedistress.
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Physical examination revealed a well-developed female inacutedistressand shock.
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The general practitioner has a key role in monitoring the wellbeing of both partners and responding to signs ofacutedistress.
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Many of my constituents are being causedacutedistressbecause of this service.
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There isacutedistressin every one of those places.
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That has led to the mostacutedistress.
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It is a point which causes many peopleacutedistress.
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This is her main concern at the moment and has caused heracutedistress.
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Is he aware that this news that new subscribers in the countryside will be charged more will causeacutedistressin the rural areas?
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That would harm many marginal cases ofacutedistress.
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Unless one lives in the area, one cannot appreciate local residents'acutedistresscaused by such a plague.
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There are 400,000 children inacutedistress, many of them homeless, without access to basic health services or education, and there are 20,000 unaccompanied children.
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I am glad to have the opportunity to raise at last a matter that is causing the mostacutedistressand anxiety among my constituents.
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The boot and shoe industry at the moment, like many other industries, is suffering fromacutedistress.
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The core service for people inacutedistresswould be home treatment.
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Can we remedy that state ofacutedistress?
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That has done so much to alleviateacutedistressamong great numbers of families who have encountered hardship in troubled times.
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This is causing heracutedistressand mental anguish, and is confining her to her home.
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